Toy dump wagon



April 7, 1925. 4 I 1,532,666

J. WAJER ET AL TQY DUMP WAGON Filed March 17. 1924 751 1.72 Meyer 02% JI L/ ZZy 2261;,- Java Patented Apr. 7, 1925.

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JOHN VTAJER AND OTTO W. HOPP, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

TOY DUMP. WAGON.

Application filed March 17, 1924. Serial No. 699,692.

To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that we, JOHN l VAJER and U'r'ro W. Herr, citizens of theUnited tates, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toy DumplVagons, of which the follow ing is a specification, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings and to the reference "actors markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to toy dump wagons and consists in the devicesand combination of devices illustrated and herein de scribed andclaimed.

in the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 illustrates, in sideelevation, a toy dump wagon embodying ourinvention.

Fig. 2 illustrates the same in an end elevation, showing in dotted linesthe position of the body when tilted.

Fig. 3 is a transverse,vertical, sectional view t the same, showing thebody in tilted position with the side of the'body raised, the sectionbeing taken in the plane 01": the dotted line 33 of Fig. 1, looking'inthe direction indicated by the arrows.

The toy comprises a frame on wheels, a pivoted body portion pivotallymounted on the frame and adapted to be tilted from and to be restored tothe normal position, and means for automatically actuating the 1001 ingmeans after the tilted body has been restored to the normal position.

The frame is formed of two longitudinally extending side members onedge, 1, 2, and two intermediate end members 3, 4, and one or morespacing and strengthening members 5, located intermediate the ends 3 and4. The side and end members are preterably made of wood as shown, andthe members 3, 4t and 5 are of greater height than width so as toproject above the top margins 6 of the side members 1 and 2.

Near each end of the frame is a wire axle 6 which'passes through theside members 1 and 2 and projects outwardly to support the wheels 7mounted thereon, and suitably held by cotter pins 8. A pivot bar 9extends lengthwise of the frame, being supported by the ends 3 and a andthe intermediate spacer 1118111bGIS5. The bar 9 as shown is located nearthe top margins of the end members and centrally thereof and forms asupport tor the wagon body.

The body of the wagon comprises a bot two sides 13 and 1 1.

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tom board 10, end boards 11 and 12, and

The bottom 10 is provided with three downwardly projecting andtransversely extending strengthening rib members 15, one of which islocated between the uprightn'ienibers 5, 5, of the frame. The bar!)extends through the rib members 15 and the bar not only supports thebody but acts as a pivotal connection whereby the body may be tilted.

At each end of the wagon I provide a hin'gestrap member 16, 16,-upon theside member 14, which straps are bent around the end members 11 and 12and pivotally secured thereto at 17. One of the straps it? is extendedto form a handle 18. By this arrangement it will be readily seen that bypulling the. handle 18 downwardly (towards the wheels 7) the side member14; will be swung upon the hinge or pivotal connectionl'? and assumetheraised posit-ion shown in Fig. 3. Also that when so raised and thebody tilted, anysand or other object which may have been in'the bodywill be free to slide oil the inclined floor 10.

The body will normally be held in the horizontal position shown in Figs.1 and 2, with the bottom board 10 seated upon the horizontal part- 19 ofthe top margins of the members '3, 4: and 5. Said top mar gins are alsoproviddd with portions 2t) which incline downwardly on the'sidc of thebody member 14, which inclined parts 20 support the bottom 10 when thebody is.

tilted, as shown in Fig. 3. v

To hold the body in the normally 'untilted position, a movable stop arm21 is movably mounted on the member at at a point between the center andone edge of said member a, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. \Vhen the body isto be tilted, this arm 21. is moved toward the center of the member at(i. away from the direction of tilt) and thus out of contact with thebottom 10, as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 2, whereupon the bottom10 will be permitted to rest upon the inclined margins 20.

The arm 21 is formed by bending npwart ly, a wire rod 22, which latteris rotativcly mounted upon the members 4 and 5. A tension spring 23attached to the rod bears against the inside or the side frame member 1and exerts its tension to rotate the Thus when the wagon body ismanually returned from its tilted position 3 .,esaeee shown in Fig. 3 toits normal position shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the spring 23 by rotatingthe rod 22 will swing the arm 2 and cause the latter to again engage thebottom 10 of the wagon body and hold it in the horizontal position.

A handle 24 on the arm2l facilitates its operation. An ordinary stapledriven into the member l about the arm 21 will limit the extent of theswinging movement of said arm. A similar staple 26 may serve as a meansof attaching a cord or other device for hauling the toy wagon about.

VJ e claim as our invention:

1. A toy dump wagon comprising a frame on wheels, supporting membersextending above the top of the frame, horizontal and inclined topmargins on said supporting members, a pivot bar in said supportingmembers extending lengthwise of the frame, a wagon body swinginglymounted on said pivot bar and a hinged side member to the body.

2. A toy dump wagon comprising a frame having wheels, supporting membersextending above the frame, a centrally located pivot rod in said-membersextending longitudinally of the frame, a wagon body, rib members on thebody hingedly mounted on the pivot rod and resting normally on alignedtop margins of the said supporting members, the latter being cut away toform inclined, aligned supports for the body when tilted about saidpivot bar, a movable side to the wagon body, straps on the movable sideeXtending around to the body ends and pivotally connected thereto, oneof said straps being provided with a handle to actuate said pivotallymounted side memher.

3. A toy dump wagon comprising a frame having wheels, supporting membersextending above the frame, a centrally located pivot rod in saidmembersextending longitudinally of the frame, a wagon body, rib memberson the body hingedly mounted on the pivot rod and resting normally onaligned top margins of the said supporting members, the latter being cutaway to form inclined, aligned supports for the body when tilted aboutsaid pivot bar, a movable side to the wagon body, straps on the movableside extending around to the body ends and pivotally connectedthereto,one of said straps being provided with a handle to actuate saidpivotally mounted side member, movable means for holding the body in itsuntilted position, and located adjacent to the said handle.

4. A toy dump car comprising a frame having transverse supports, fourwheels upon which the frame is mounted, horizontal and inclinedsupporting surfaces on the said supports, a centrally locatedlongitudinally extending pivot bar on said supports, a wagon body havingone of its sides movably secured by pivot straps to the body ends, arotatable rod on the frame projecting through one end member thereof andbent upwardly at its projecting end to form an arm stop, said arm stopcontacting with and supporting the wagon bottom at one side of its pointof pivotal connection with the said pivot bar and movable out of contactwith the body when the latter is tilted to rest upon said inclinedsurfaces, a spring attached to said rotatable rod and adapted to causethe latter to rotate when released, a stop for limiting the movement ofthe arm stop and handles for manually operating said stop arm and saidhinged body. member. V

In testimony, that we claim the foregoing as our invention, we afiix oursignatures, in the presence of two witnesses this 12th day of March,1924.

JOHN \VAJER. OTTO "W. HOPP. Witnesses:

TAYLOR E. BnowN, ERNEST STANLEY Honons.

